Degree |
A step, stair, or staircase. |
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Degree |
One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison. |
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Degree |
The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position. |
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Degree |
Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree. |
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Degree |
Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc. |
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